Govt announces $140m to tackle truancy
The government is allocating $140 million to tackle truancy with a new school attendance service.
Secretive sect leaders receive cash gifts: Former member
Secretive sect leaders receive cash gifts: Former member
A former Christchurch member of a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos has raised concerns about the religious group's lack of accountability and transparency with money.
Warnings about surgery outsourcing blanked out
Warnings about surgery outsourcing blanked out by minister's office
The health minister has been warned of a large number of serious risks around outsourcing thousands of surgeries to private hospitals to cut public waitlists.
First signs of life at hospital site
First signs of life at hospital site
Is this the first sign of life from the previously abandoned new Dunedin hospital project’s inpatient building?
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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible
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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible
Woolworths could be facing enforcement action for rats running rampant at its Dunedin South supermarket last year.
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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’
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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’
A Dunedin pub owner has hit back at opposition to his liquor licence with allegations of "verbal abuse and racism".
Minor injuries after car rolls
Minor injuries after car rolls
One person was left with minor injuries after a car rolled near the Oval in Dunedin yesterday.
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Man jailed over ‘impulsive, predatory' sex assault
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Man jailed over ‘impulsive, predatory' sex assault
A judge has described a Christchurch man’s pursuit and assault of a woman on a tramping trip as "impulsive, predatory behaviour".
Alleged assault after request
Alleged assault after request
A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road responded by allegedly pushing a woman and assaulting her husband.
Man accused of murder bid
Man accused of murder bid
A Dunedin man accused of attempted murder with a crossbow will not enter pleas until further evidence is provided to his lawyer.
Searchers at Deborah Bay
Searchers at Deborah Bay
Several Coastguard boats and police officers search Otago Harbour and beaches in the Port Otago area for a missing man.
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Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’
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Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’
If anyone even hints of a suggestion that Bobbie Lister bears resemblance to a rusty old vintage car, watch out.
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Warning over rise of 3-D printed guns
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Warning over rise of 3-D printed guns
Startling new images of an array of 3-D printed firearms manufactured by an Oamaru man reveal the beginning of a booming illicit trade, experts warn.
Uni joins SAR to protect scholars
Uni joins SAR to protect scholars
During times of war, academics often become targets and suffer grave threats to their lives and liberty.
Octagon on-leash dog rule popular
Octagon on-leash dog rule popular
Dog owners are now allowed to let their four-legged friends roam the Octagon — as long as they are on a leash.
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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return
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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has made a pitch for the Otago Regional Council to consider returning an "attractive" loop bus to inner city streets.
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Angry neighbour says students flashed wife
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Angry neighbour says OBHS students flashed wife
A Dunedin secondary school has responded to complaints of alleged anti-social behaviour by boys living at its hostel.
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Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’
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Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’
Two golden arches shone brightly over Green Island when the new McDonald’s restaurant opened its doors yesterday.
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Tamping down expectations
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Tamping down expectations
New Zealand is not in clover, but there is reason to be optimistic as Finance Minister Nicola Willis prepares her second Budget, writes political editor Mike Houlahan.
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Mystery surrounds the death of several fur seal pups at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin.